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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

Cape Canaveral Rocket Launch Today (Nov. 15, 2025): SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends Starlink 6‑85 to Orbit at 1:44 a.m. ET; Booster Lands on ‘JRTI’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX kicked off Saturday, November 15, 2025, with an overnight Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, lofting 29 Starlink satellites on mission Starlink 6‑85 at 1:44 a.m. Eastern (06:44 UTC). The veteran first stage, core B1078, completed its 24th flight and touched down on the Atlantic droneship Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) a little over eight minutes after liftoff. Spaceflight Now+1 Launch at a glance What happened overnight The Falcon 9 climbed away from Space Launch Complex‑40 right on time, marking another routine—but high‑tempo—Starlink deployment for SpaceX. The company reported a successful droneship
15 November 2025
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How to Buy SpaceX Stock in 2025: Latest Valuation, IPO Signals and Who Really Owns the Shares (Updated 14 November 2025)

How to Buy SpaceX Stock in 2025: Latest Valuation, IPO Signals and Who Really Owns the Shares (Updated 14 November 2025)

SpaceX remains the private company many retail investors dream of owning. Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite giant is helping launch NASA missions, blanketing the planet with Starlink internet – and, as of mid‑2025, it’s reportedly being valued around $400 billion in insider share sales. TechCrunch+1 Yet as of 14 November 2025, there is still no public SpaceX stock you can type into a brokerage app. Buying SpaceX shares is possible only through a patchwork of private markets, specialist funds and indirect routes – all with meaningful risks. Below is a news‑driven, investor‑focused guide to how to invest in SpaceX, what
14 November 2025
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SpaceX: Comprehensive Overview of History, Technologies, Missions, and Future Plans

SpaceX’s Surprise Doubleheader: 29 New Starlinks Tonight — and a Blistering Launch Cadence That’s Reshaping Satellite Internet (and Rival Stocks)

The in‑depth picture What’s flying tonight—and why it matters SpaceX’s Starlink 6‑81 adds 29 “V2 Mini” satellites to the world’s largest active constellation. The flight is set for 6:48 p.m. EST out of SLC‑40 at Cape Canaveral, with the 45th Weather Squadron calling the odds over 95% favorable. As Spaceflight Now summarized ahead of liftoff, SpaceX has “at least eight [Starlink] missions planned [in November] before the Thanksgiving Day holiday.” Spaceflight Now B1094—the booster assigned tonight—has an unusually mixed résumé for a Falcon 9 first stage: it’s flown a NASA crew rotation (Crew‑11), a private astronaut mission (Ax‑4), a cargo/Northrop
5 November 2025
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SpaceX Moon Mission in Jeopardy: Musk Clashes with Trump Official After NASA Opens Lander Bids

SpaceX Moon Mission in Jeopardy: Musk Clashes with Trump Official After NASA Opens Lander Bids

NASA’s acting chief Sean Duffy has announced he will open the Artemis III lunar-lander contract to competition after SpaceX’s delays ts2.tech. Competing firms like Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and a Lockheed Martin–led team are now eyeing the first crewed Moon mission, slated for 2028 to beat China’s 2030 lunar goal ts2.tech reuters.com. SpaceX’s Starship has made progress (recent test flights met key objectives ts2.tech ts2.tech) but the program is still behind earlier schedules kesq.com ts2.tech. On Oct 21, Elon Musk erupted on X (Twitter), calling Duffy “Sean Dummy,” questioning his space credentials (mocking the secretary’s past as a tree-climbing champion kesq.com)
22 October 2025
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NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

SpaceX’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy as NASA Opens Artemis Contract to Rivals

NASA Reopens Moon Lander Contract Amid SpaceX Delays NASA’s surprise move to reopen the Artemis III lunar lander contract marks a dramatic shift in the U.S. return-to-the-Moon effort. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy – who also serves as U.S. Transportation Secretary – revealed on Monday that NASA will no longer rely exclusively on SpaceX for the planned Moon landing mission. “I’m in the process of opening that contract up,” Duffy said, explaining that SpaceX’s development schedule has slipped too much reuters.com. SpaceX’s Starship rocket was originally slated to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface in late 2025 or 2026,
20 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Mega Starship Aces Final V2 Test – ‘One Step Closer to Moon!’

SpaceX’s Mega Starship Aces Final V2 Test – ‘One Step Closer to Moon!’

The Final Starship V2 Test Flight At 6:23 p.m. local time on Oct. 13, SpaceX lit the engines on Starship Flight 11. The vehicle — fully stacked and standing ~121 m (400 ft) tall space.com ts2.tech — roared off the Starbase launch tower under 33 ground-level Raptor engines, generating about 16 million pounds of thrust (over twice that of the Saturn V moon rocket) ts2.tech. The Super Heavy booster carried its upper-stage “Ship 38” clear of the pad in a plume of flame. The only anomaly during ascent was one Raptor failing to reignite during a planned boost-back burn; that engine later relit during the landing
14 October 2025
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Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts Major Launches and Missions SpaceX’s relentless launch pace hit a new high this weekend. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 rocket roared off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. This mission marked SpaceX’s 125th Falcon 9 flight of the year, already a record-setting cadence, and the booster successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship ~8 minutes later space.com. The reused booster (serial B1097) completed its second flight space.com. Starlink deployment was confirmed about an hour after liftoff, adding to SpaceX’s ever-growing internet constellation space.com. With over 8,500
5 October 2025
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SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

Investing in SpaceX: Full Report Can You Invest in SpaceX in 2025? SpaceX is not publicly traded. In 2025, individual investors cannot buy SpaceX stock on any stock exchange – the company remains private and majority-owned by Elon Musk and early backers get.ycharts.com. Unlike Tesla, which went public in 2010, SpaceX has stayed closely held. Musk has long argued that remaining private allows SpaceX to focus on audacious long-term goals (like colonizing Mars) without the short-term pressures of quarterly earnings and public market scrutiny investopedia.com. As he put it, taking SpaceX public too soon could “change its fundamental mission to
3 October 2025
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Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Sources & Commentary: This roundup draws on official releases and news outlets. NASA and industry experts provided insights – for example, Space Force Lt. Col. Amber Johnson called ATLAS “a revolutionary leap forward” for space situational awareness airandspaceforces.com, and Gen. Phillip Garrant stressed the need to “leverage other locations” beyond traditional launch sites airandspaceforces.com. ISRO’s chair V. Narayanan noted NISAR’s broad benefits for the global science community reuters.com. Fact-checks and figures come from Spaceflight Now, Reuters, Space.com, NASA press releases and other vetted sources to ensure accuracy spaceflightnow.com nasa.gov airandspaceforces.com.
3 October 2025
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Planet Labs (PL) Stock Skyrockets on Record Earnings, SpaceX Launch & Major Contracts

Planet Labs (PL) Stock Skyrockets on Record Earnings, SpaceX Launch & Major Contracts

Recent News & Developments Planet’s strong share-price rally coincides with a string of positive news in late September/early October. On Oct 1, Planet announced that Pelican-5 and Pelican-6 satellites (high-res imagery, on-board AI) and 36 SuperDove CubeSats arrived at Vandenberg for a SpaceX rideshare launch ainvest.com ainvest.com. CEO Will Marshall noted “incredible demand for high-resolution data” as a driver for growth. The same day, Planet confirmed it will open a new Berlin manufacturing facility – a move to double Pelican production and meet soaring European demand markets.financialcontent.com. These announcements helped PL stock jump ~6.5% on Oct 1 markets.financialcontent.com. Earlier in September, Planet had shipped Pelican-3 and -4 satellites
2 October 2025
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Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Key Facts: In-Depth Report: NASA and U.S. Space Policy: Shutdown Halts Many Operations On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government lapsed into a funding shutdown as federal appropriations ran out. All NASA civil servants (about 15,000 employees) were furloughed, and many agency offices and web services went offline. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate warned that proposal deadlines and solicitations would be set to “TBD” until funding is restored. SpaceFlight Now reports NASA officials immediately rebutted a critical Senate report – one claiming the agency was “illegally” relying on an unapproved budget blueprint – calling those allegations false. In practice, NASA says
2 October 2025
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SpaceX Starship: The Giant Rocket Poised to Change Space Travel Forever (2025 Update)

SpaceX’s Starship Returns: Launch Set for Oct. 13 – A Lunar Race and Rocket Showdown Explained

Sources: Official SpaceX announcements and live-test reports space.com friendsofnasa.org; Space.com and SpaceExplored news articles covering the Flight 10 success and Oct. 13 announcement space.com spaceexplored.com; NASA and Congressional briefings on Artemis timelines nasa.gov space.com; NASA Advisory Panel analysis spacepolicyonline.com gizmodo.com; and public flight logs and press summaries en.wikipedia.org nasaspaceflight.com. These sources provide the latest updates on Starship’s development, objectives, and its role in the upcoming Moon missions and broader space exploration landscape.
30 September 2025
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